[15550] in APO-L
Re: all-male chapters
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Lee Correll)
Wed Nov 13 12:51:04 1996
Date: Wed, 13 Nov 1996 00:06:48 -0500
Reply-To: Lee Correll <rec700z@MAIL.ODU.EDU>
From: Lee Correll <rec700z@MAIL.ODU.EDU>
To: Multiple recipients of list APO-L <APO-L@VM.CC.PURDUE.EDU>
In-Reply-To: <199611111346.IAA04191@tahiti.cc.odu.edu>
On Mon, 11 Nov 1996, John Grossi wrote:
> There are chapters that are all-female through no fault of there own. (fact)
> They want men, they just can't recruit them. (through no lack of trying on
> there part) Now let's assume R-8 passes at this convention. It's targetted at
> the all-male chapters. The thing is that these, all-female chapters will also
> get caught in it. So R-7 and R-8 have a broader reach than there original
See below.
> intention (of forcing the co-ed issue). Possibly I'm mis-interpreting something
> but... I would say that possibly as much as 20% of our chapters could be nuked
> under a broad interpretation of R-8.
I'd say that was a misinterpretation; it's very clear that the published
membership policies say that we are open to all students, and those
chapters are open to all students. The door is open; it's just that
nobody is walking in.
R-5 through R-8 were all specifically worded to try and address the
all-male chapters, recognizing exceptions and unusual circumstances. No
alarm need be raised for the rest of the Fraternity.
Lee
